Buying locally: shop & agents listing
Retail Shop List in Singapore
List of better known shops in Singapore:
(by Yatlapball, 2007 Jun)
Product listing from cathay photo
TK photo (Shaw/Beach Rd): (discussion)
Shaw Towers, #02-45, 62928167, 100 Beach Road,
http://www.tkfoto.com.sg
wide range of product, fairly competitive price
John 3:16 (Funan): (discusssion)
best service and customer care, more honest than the other shops, look for Samuel
Lords (Orchard):
friendly service, good stocking records, but too near to other badly reputed tourist-cheating shops
MS photo (AMK): (discussion)
competitive price, less crowded, alternative for those located in the north, holds PPCP products
TCW Camera Workshop (Coleman Street):
good prices for grey set but take precaution what you are buying to avoid misunderstandings, do repairs with fair competition to Nikon Service Centre.
Cathay (Peninsula/Marina): (discussion)
widest range of professional products, but price is marked up for some
Alan photo (Funan/Simlim): discussion
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consider only for more common products, competitive prices, staff may not know much about photography, more of an camera-electronic retail shop like Harvey Norman
Orient Photo (Simlim): (discussion)
This is newly opened, hence i do not have direct purchases or experiences there. these guys are all chinese nationals, hence english speakers may need to be understanding. they carry grey products, i.e. without local warranty. feedback about service is mixed. there are issues raised to some of the products, raising some
doubts. also cheaper pricing lies with expected (grey) and unexpected (
not accepting nets at times) issues, so be careful. Tel: 63391035
Other camera shops in Simlim:
never my choice, first of all, they dun stock specialised items and photographic assessories. hence all you get is the compacts and some of the more common DSLR bodies. and if they can't stock in large amount, price can't be very competitive. and simlim dun give a piece of mind. read further in this
thread and learn from some of the old tricks practised. be wary of the accessories and warranty types that come with the item. and be wary if you got a good price for something you want and have researched on and the shop later introduced something "better" which you have not have researched on the price - that is where the trap lies.
Less frequented shops but without much bad feedbacks
Paris Silk (Holland Village), Ruby
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